Off to Kenya.

Well, I'm off to Kenya.

It's finally August 31st, 2009, the day I've been waiting for since last March when I found out I would be spending this year abroad in Kenya through PCUSA Young Adult Volunteers (YAV). My flight leaves tonight around 8pm from JFK Airport in New York, and I'm already anticipating watching hours of movies on my personal, in-flight TV screen that often (though not always!) comes complementary with long international flights. I'll need that to get me through the six hour flight to London Heathrow, and then the eight hour flight to Nairobi! I've spent this past week at an orientation in Stony Point, New York with the rest of the volunteers going around the country, and around the world. A few are heading down to Peru, others to Guatemala and Northern Ireland, and some are going as far as Kerala, India. And for me, it's Kenya. I'll be there in just a little over a day! That picture up above is of me with my orientation roommate, Anna, the night before we head off to our international destinations, in her case it's Peru.

Alright, I'm leaving for the airport in about an hour's time, so I have to run now and put the finishing touches on my packing! Wish me luck, keep me in your thoughts and prayers, and of course keep on reading. There's more to come!